Fly-paper holder



April 21, 1925.

1,534,980 E. MOGOUGH FLY PAPER HOLDER Filed Sept. 29, 1924 Patented Apr.21, 1925.

EDXVARD MCGOUGH, F COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed September 29, 1924. Serial No. 740,640.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MoGoUsH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fly-Paper Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in holder forfiy-paper of the sticky variety.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter so constructed that a sheet of fly-paper can be. easily andquickly applied to or removed from P the holder, and when in place willbe held positively against warping and wrinkling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of this naturehaving associated therewith a guard to prevent persons or objects, suchas curtains or draperies coming in contact with the fly-paper, theconstruction of the guard being such as to permit the flies to readilyalight upon the pa oer.

i still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thiskind which is extremely simple and consequently can be manufactured at avery small cost.

\Vith thes and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe device.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view, the frame being raised topermit the fly-paper to be applied or removed.

The holder comprises a wire frame 1, rectangular in shape and is of suchdimension as to confine a sheet of standard size sticky fly-paper 2. Theguard consists of a plurality of tranversely and longitudinally disposedwire arched bars 3 and. 4, the ends thereof being suitably secured,respectively, to the side bars 5 and end bars 6 of the frame 1.

To hold the sheet of fly-paper 2 in place a. pair of clamps 7 areprovided, each clamp consisting of a pair of rods 8 and 9, the formerhaving their outer ends terminating in CO1lS 10 adapted to pivotallyengage the ad jacent side bar 5 of the frame, said coils terminating inresilient fingers 11 which overhang said bar for a short distance. Therods 8 and 9 have their inner end provided with eyes 12 and 13,respectively, which are so arranged that the eyes of one rod slidablyengage the companion rod to permit the rods 9 to slide relative the rod8, the purpose of which will appear later.

The outer ends of the rods 9 terminate in resilient fingers 14 andresultant open loops 15, the loops being adapted to slidably anddetachably engage the adjacent side bar 5 of the frame 1, said finger,like the finger 11, overhangs the bar 9.

A sheet of cardboard 16 or other suitable material is placed upon therods 8 and 9 With its side edges normally engaged under the fingers 11and 14, and it is upon this board that the sheet of fly-paper rests withits sticky surface uppermost. It will be obvious that the fingers 11 and14 serve to hold the sheet 2 firmly gripped adjacent its corners owingto their resiliency.

hen it is desired to place a sheet of flypaper in the holder the rods 9are slid outwardly until the loops disengage the asso ciated side bar 5,whereupon the frame 1 is swung upwardly and the edge of the sheet 2 isslipped under the fingers 11. The frame is then swung downwardly and therods 9 pushed inwardly until the loops 15 engage the adjacent side bar 5and at which time the fingers 14 yieldably engagethe adjacent side edgeof the sheet 2. It will be obvious that the fingers 14 not only retainthe sheet 2 in place, but also serve to hold the frame 1 secured to theclamps 7, whereby the de vice can be lifted conveniently from place toplace upon grasping the bars of the guard and without danger of thehands coming in contact with th fly-papcr.

hat is claimed is In a fly-paper holder, the combination with a frameincluding side bars, of clamps consisting of rods having their innerends slidably connected for longitudinal adjustment, the outer ends ofsaid rods being provided, respectively, with coils and loops, the formerbeing permanently and pivot-ally connected to the side bars and thelatter being slidably and detachably engaged with 7 said bars to permitdisengagement thereof from the said bars, said loops and coils havingassociated therewith resilient fingers for ieldably engaging a sheet offly-paper to hold the same within the confines of the frame, said framebeing adapted to swing independently of the clamps when the loops aredisengaged from the bars, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Y EDWARD MGGOUGH.

